A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dulldusk PHP File Manager 1.7.8. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing of the file index.php. The manipulation of the argument fm_current_dir with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Vulnerability in Dulldusk's PHP File Manager affecting version 1.7.8. This vulnerability consists of an XSS through the fm_current_dir parameter of index.php. An attacker could send a specially crafted JavaScript payload to an authenticated user and partially hijack their browser session.

The weakness was presented by Rafael Pedrero. The advisory is available at incibe.es. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-5673 since 06/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. Technical details are known, but there is no available exploit. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

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There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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• Programming Language Software

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• Dulldusk

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• PHP File Manager

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• 1.7.8

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• open-source

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